Followup: Coverage on WSMV-4
The Nashville NBC affilliate channel 4 just did a nice piece on today's
peace rally downtown, including a good plug for the lp by yours truly:
full story, real media, 1MB:
http://www.lptn.org/images/articles/peace_aug29/protests_Aug29_WSMV4.rm
full story, VCD quality mpeg, 19MB:
http://www.lptn.org/images/articles/peace_aug29/protests_Aug29_WSMV4.mpg
lp plug only, VCD quality mpeg, 2MB:
http://www.lptn.org/images/articles/peace_aug29/lp_plug_only.mpg
Mark your calendars for Aug 29 from 12:00-2:00 for a peace rally on the eve
of the Republican National Convention. It will be held at the TN Republican HQ
on 20th and West End. Our very own Heather Scott will be a featured speaker.
Below is the release from the NPJC
NASHVILLE Peace Rally - United For America
Bring the Troops Home Now!
Sunday, August 29th, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
20th and West End Ave –
Tennessee Republican Party HQ
To kick off the Republican National Convention, peace demonstrations around the country will call on the RNC and the Bush Administration to end the War on Iraq. and transfer the illegal US Led Occupation of Iraq to a United Nations LED process for Iraqi Sovereignty and an international (culturally appropriate) peace keeping force.
As Peace Movements at the local and national levels call for Presidential Candidate Kerry and the Democrats to walk their talk, we will also be holding accountable the Bush Administration for ushering and maintaining the US in a devastating war and occupation. We call on all people, of all Political Affiliations - Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Libertarian, Independents; of all Faiths; to stand together on August 29th to call for peace.
As of July 29, 2004
Number of American Soldiers Killed: 911
http://icasualties.org/oif/ &
http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/
Number of Iraqi Civilians Killed:
11,336 – 13,305
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
Number of Iraqi Soldiers Killed:
4,895 to 6,370
Number of American Casualties:
Thousands (concrete number unable to be determined)
Number of Weapons of Mass Destruction Found: 0
Number of Iraqis involved with September 11th: 0
Percent of your tax dollars that go to the US Military: 49%
Cost of War: $125 Billion
http://costofwar.com/
NOTE: Special Appearance for Billionaires for Bush Expected
http://billionairesforbush.com/index.php
For more information please call the Nashville Peace and Justice Center at 321-9066.
Matthew Leber, Director
Nashville Peace and Justice Center
1016 18th Avenue, South
Nashville, TN 37212
615 321 9066 (Phone)
615 320 8897 (Fax)
matt (at) nashvillepeacejustice.org
www.nashvillepeacejustice.org
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